Burgeoning housing recovery won't transform GDP growth

The promising recovery in the housing market will continue during the fourth quarter and next year. But because housing accounts for only a tiny share of GDP, the recovery won’t transform the US from an economy growing at a fairly subdued rate to one that’s firing on all cylinders.

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